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Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Grant Wahl, one of the world’s leading soccer journalists, shares his thoughts on the sport and interviews the biggest names and the most fascinating figures in the game. grantwahl.substack.com

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60:42

Joe Lowery Interview; Chris Wittyngham on the Soccer...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/11/02

Grant interviews Joe Lowery (at 24:04), an emerging major talent in soccer media who co-hosts the MLS Assist Podcast on tactics with Jordan Angeli; founded 361 Soccer, which does video storytelling on American soccer; writes a newsletter called Benched; and hosts podcast episodes of Soccer 101 in the Total Soccer Show network. Lowery explains how he started doing his work in the tactics area and where he wants to go from here. Before that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the soccer weekend,

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38:56

ESPN's Matteo Bonetti Interview

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2020/10/29

Grant speaks with Matteo Bonetti, who does a sensational job as a broadcast analyst for ESPN's coverage of Italy's Serie A. Bonetti explains how he went from writing ESPN blogs for free at the start to getting a foot in the door as a production assistant at BeIN Sports to earning a chance to broadcast games at BeIN to being called up to ESPN when it bought the Serie A rights. Grant and Matteo also discuss what's happening in Italy, from Milan's rise from mediocrity to the beginning of Andrea Pirlo's

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67:56

Amelia López of Fut Mex Nation and the Mexican Soccer...

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2020/10/26

Grant interview Amelia López (at 29:04), a terrific Los Angeles-based writer, editor and podcaster for Fut Mex Nation and the Mexican Soccer Show. López breaks down the failures of the LA Galaxy and Chicharito Hernández, the strange-but-potentially-still-successful season for LAFC, her status comparison of the Mexican national team to the USMNT, the lowdown on the Mexican women's league, and what she thinks it will take to get more Latinas like her working in U.S. soccer media. Before that, Grant

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38:59

Adam Belz of the Scuffed Soccer Podcast; Honoring...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/10/22

Grant starts the episode honoring Daryl Grove, the co-host with Taylor Rockwell of our partner the Total Soccer Show, for everything Daryl has done for American soccer culture and emerging soccer media members in the United States. One of those rising media figures is this week's interview subject, Adam Belz, the co-host of the Scuffed Soccer Podcast, which does a regular deep dive into all things USMNT. Grant and Adam talk about the origins of his podcast, how he and co-host Greg Velásquez put

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62:08

Philadelphia Union Coach Jim Curtin; Chris Wittyngham...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/10/19

Grant interviews Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin (at 39:21) about his team's second-best record in MLS, the significance of the Brenden Aaronson sale to Salzburg, how the Union tries to balance being a selling team and a team competing for trophies, why it's important to stick to your guns on a long-term philosophy, the influence of the Bob Bradley coaching tree, and how he has been able to earn every bit of his coaching success, including starting as an interim boss at Philly and getting the

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35:24

The Ringer's Musa Okwonga

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2020/10/15

Grant has a memorable interview with poet, soccer journalist and musician Musa Okwonga, who co-hosts The Ringer’s Stadio Podcast with Ryan Hunn on Spotify. Okwonga has three books set to come out in 2021: One of Them, an Eton College memoir; In the End It Was All About Love, a meditation on being a foreigner and a Black man in Berlin; and Striking Out, a novel for children written with Ian Wright about the former Arsenal star’s life. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full

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34:45

Luis Omar Tapia Interview

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2020/10/12

Grant interviews Univision's Luis Omar Tapia, who's starting his 26th straight season broadcasting the UEFA Champions League. Tapia argues why he thinks English speakers should watch Champions League on Univision (one reason: a lot of it is free), how Spanish-language game broadcasts are different stylistically from English-language ones, the stories behind his hundreds of nicknames for prominent players and coaches (as well as his own nickname, Panda), his thoughts on so many USMNT players (10)

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21:31

Becky Sauerbrunn Interview

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2020/10/08

Grant has a lively interview with Becky Sauerbrunn, the two-time World Cup-winning defender for the USWNT and Portland Thorns. Sauerbrunn discusses why she chose to honor Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her U.S. jersey last year and the letter she received from RBG; how she has responded to the challenges of 2020; her role in the APPRECIATE EXCELLENCE response apparel to the racism and misogyny of those who ran her former club, the Utah Royals; how she's feeling about the USWNT ahead of

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46:03

Eddie Pope, Evan Whitfield & Allen Hopkins on SCORE...

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2020/10/05

Grant has a candid interview with former USMNT standout Eddie Pope, former MLS veteran Evan Whitfield and former broadcaster Allen Hopkins about their new organization SCORE, which stands for Soccer Collective on Racial Equity. They explain how their group formed in a year defined by the Black Lives Matter movement; the dearth of Black head coaches, GMs and presidents in American club soccer; and the changes they hope to bring about in the U.S. soccer landscape. The other members of SCORE currently

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37:00

Kyle Martino on NBC, Goalpher, Haus & US Soccer

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2020/10/01

Grant catches up with his old friend Kyle Martino, who discusses his departure from the NBC Sports Premier League studio after seven years, his move to Brooklyn, his new membership community space for soccer fans (called Haus), his playground soccer goal concept called Goalpher, his thoughts on the current state of U.S. Soccer and whether he's considering running for the presidency of U.S. Soccer again in February. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with

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40:55

An Interview with The Cooligans

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2020/09/28

Grant has a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with The Cooligans, Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros, two standup comedians who recently hosted the 100th episode of their eponymous show, which airs every Tuesday and Thursday at 8 pm ET on the Fubo Sports Network. Polanco and Guerreros explain the story of how they became a partnership, why there are so many great sources of humor in the soccer world, what the word "gully" means, why they're pals with AOC and why their favorite interview guest of

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42:07

Relevent Sports CEO Danny Sillman

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2020/09/24

Grant interviews Danny Sillman, the CEO of Relevent Sports, which puts on the men's and women's International Champions Cup summer tournaments in the U.S. featuring the world's biggest clubs. Sillman explains what Relevent is trying to achieve in the U.S., why he thinks his company will be able to stage a regular-season La Liga game in the U.S. before too long and how Relevent is becoming its own media company. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant

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69:51

Sky Blue FC GM Alyse LaHue; Taylor Rockwell on a Big...

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2020/09/21

Grant interviews Alyse LaHue (at 37:31), the general manager of Sky Blue FC, who has led a complete turnaround of the NWSL team off and on the field since taking over. LaHue tells her personal story, explains what she encountered when she took the job and how she went about making changes. Those have included moving the team's playing venue to Red Bull Arena, changing the training site and adding players like Mal Pugh, Midge Purce and McCall Zerboni. LaHue also shares her opinions on the USMNT stars

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30:08

Oakland Roots Co-Founder Edreece Arghandiwal

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/09/17

Grant has a fun interview with Edreece Arghandiwal, the co-founder and CMO of the Oakland Roots, which announced this week that it will move into the second-tier USL Championship next season. Arghandiwal, an Oakland native, explains the origin story of the club, which is organized around a heavy community-based ethic that taps into the identity of one of the U.S.'s most diverse cities. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at

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35:07

Fabrizio Romano Interview

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2020/09/14

Grant interviews Fabrizio Romano, the Milan-based European transfer market insider who has become the closest thing to the Woj and Schefter of European football. Romano, who's only 27 years old, explains how he does his job, how the transfer market is changing, how he uses his multiple languages and what lessons he would share with aspiring journalists who want to follow his lead. He also gives an update on the transfer-market stories he's following right now in real time. Music:

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34:53

Gio Reyna Interview

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2020/09/10

Grant interviews Gio Reyna, one of the biggest prospects of American soccer, about his story at Borussia Dortmund as a 17-year-old, his views on the season ahead and his thoughts on his teammates and experiencing a crazy 2020 as a teen in the midst of Covid and everything else. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe

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61:33

Andy Williams on Whistleblowing at Real Salt Lake;...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/09/07

Grant interviews Andy Williams (at 42:48), Real Salt Lake's head scout and a former RSL midfield stalwart, about his courageous decision to become a whistleblower and tell The Athletic's Sam Stejskal about multiple instances of racism (including use of the . N-word) by RSL owner Dell Loy Hansen that Williams had witnessed over the years. Those details helped lead to Hansen's announcement last week that he would sell his ownership of Real Salt Lake, the NWSL's Utah Royals and the USL's Real

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48:32

Pellegrino Matarazzo Interview; UEFA Champions League...

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2020/08/23

Grant interviews Pellegrino Matarazzo (at 25:34), the American manager of Stuttgart, which he led to promotion to the German top flight for this season. Matarazzo tells his story from growing up in New Jersey and playing at Columbia University to living in Germany, getting connected to Julian Nagelsmann at Hoffenheim and taking over at Stuttgart, which has an immense history. Before that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down all the postgame topics from Bayern Munich's 1-0 win over Paris

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52:21

CBS Sports' Micah Richards on His Story, Champions...

Fútbol with Grant Wahl ·

2020/08/20

Grant has a fun conversation (at 29:11) with Micah Richards, who has been doing studio work for CBS Sports during its coverage of the UEFA Champions League. Richards discusses his transition from playing to doing media work, how working for an American outlet has been different than working for British TV, his perspective on Man City winning the Premier League on the final day in 2012, his best Mario Balotelli stories and how he has taken the tiger out of Roy Keane when they work together in

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34:52

Guillem Balague on Barcelona, Messi, Pep and More

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2020/08/17

Grant dials up Lisbon and connects with his dear friend Guillem Balague, who's working for CBS Sports and other outlets, and they break down all the big news from the UEFA Champions League madness. Balague, who has written books on Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino, shares what he knows about Barcelona in the wake of its epochal 8-2 quarterfinal loss to Bayern Munich. That includes who the next Barça manager is likely to be, whether Messi will come back next season and

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